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CIGAR BUNGHING MAOHINE. No. 396,732. P atentedJan. 29, 1889.

INVENTOR .Attorneyg;

line STATES arnnr rricni ALEXANDER K. DEGOOD, OF MILLSBOROUGH, PENNSYLANIA.

CiGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,732, dated January29, 1889. Application filed March 12, 1888. fierial No. 267,032. (Nomodel.)

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER K. Dneoon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Millsborough, in the county of \Vashington and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inJigar- Bunching Machines; andl do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it apper tains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accoinpai'iying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to machines for making cigars; and it consists ofthe peculiar combination of devices and novelconstruction an darrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide meansfor grasping the bunch oftobacco after it has been rolled and pressed between a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, and to convey said bunch between the rolls and dischargeit into an intermittingly-fed mold; to provide mechanism for releasingthe bunch from the graspin g device and for discharging the bunch with apositive movement into the mold, and to provide appliances connectedwith and actuated automatically by on e of the presser-rollers forfeeding the mold with a regular step-by-step movement at each rotationof the presscr-rolls, so that an unfilled mold :is presented to receivethe bunches as they are successively discharged from one of the rolls,and, finally, to improve the machine in minor details of construction,whereby its simplicity of construction and efficiency of operation aregreatly increased.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machinefor bunching and making cigars embodying my improvements. Fig, 2 is avertical sectional view thereof on the line a: of Fig. 1, showing the vbunch into a mold. fiiig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 4Cis a detached detail view, in elevation, of the larger presserroll andthe devices for grasping the bunch. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailsectional view through the coactin g prcsser-rolls after they have beenrotated to roll the bunch and show ing the rear roll receiving the bunchpreparatory to the reverse rotations of the rolls to discharge saidbunch. l ig. G is a sectional view correspondingto Fi 5, showing therolls partly rotated in the reverse direction, with the bunch in therecess of the rear roll, the apron being slackened and the weightedcords partly coiled around the front presser roll; and Fig. 7 is anothersectional view corresponding to Figs. 5 and. 6, with the rear roll inthe act of discharging the bunch and the apron depressed by the weightedcords be tween the two presser-rolls to form a bight in the apron toreceive the filler from the inclined chute and hopper.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates thesupporting-frame of a cigar-bunehing machine embodying my invention,which frame has a tabletop, a, and upright side pieces, a, upon whichside pieces a hopper, B, is mounted at a suitable elevated point over apair of coacting presser-rolls, (l D, that are suitably journaledbetween the side pieces, a, of the sup porting-frame a short distanceabove the top a of said frame to adapt a sliding mold, E, to passbeneath said rolls.

The hopper is provided with a dischargeopening, I), in its bot-tom andwith a slide, 1), which is adapted to force the tobacco from the hopperinto an inclined discharge-chute, 1, that is fixed to the under side ofthe hopper and terminates at its lower end over the presser-rolls, so asto properly discharge the tobacco from the hopper onto a traveling apronand between the rolls. The opening I) in the bottom of the hopper isalternately opened and closed at suitable regular intervals by a valve,2, that is arranged on the under side of the hopper and pivoted in closeproximity to the opening, said valve being normally kept in a closedposition by means of a weighted lip, 3, which inclines downwardly fromits rear end. The slide 1) is provided at its front end with a knife orcutter, b and near the ends of said slide are secured the ends of aconnected cord, Z), which is wound one or more times around the rolleror drum at, that is arranged transversely across the machine at the rearof the hopper, and by which the slide is caused to reciprocate in thehop per as the roller is actuated by a belt, 5, from the largerpresser-roll, D. The valve 2 is also actuated and controlled from throller 4 through the medium of a pitman, (3, (see Fig. 2,) which ispivotally connected at the front end to the valve, at one end thereof,and which has an eye at its rear end, that is adapted to be struck by apin or stud, l, fixed on the roller, the rear end of said pitman beingsupported and guided by a fixed keeper, 7, on the bottom of the hopper.As the slide 1) is drawn by the roller 4 and cord 11 to the rear end ofthe hopper, the valve closes by gravity of the weighted lip thereofagainst the bottom of the hopper over the opening 1) therein; but whenthe direction of rotation of the roller at is reversed to force theslide 1/ forward in the hopper, and thus push or force the to baccotherein through the open in g Z), the valve 2 is opened for a shortinterval by the pin or stud on the roller a striking the eye of thepitman 6, and thereby moving the latter endwise to the rear of thehopper, as will be readily understood.

The coacting presser-rolls C D are arranged side by side, parallel witheach other, and in substantially the same horizontal planes; but one ofthe rollers, preferably the rear one, D, is much larger in diameter thanthe other roller, C, for the purpose of receiving and carrying with itthe grasping and discharging devices for the bunch after it has been.rolled and pressed into the proper cylindrical shape by the coactingrollers and the traveling belt, presently described.

The larger rear presser-roll, D, is jmirnaled in stationary bearings 8,that are lived to the upright side pieces, a of the frame A; but thefront p'resser-roll is journaled in adjust able bearings 9, that areadjustably secured by means of a slot, and bolt connection, 10, to theside pieces, a, of the frame, whereby the front roller can be movedcloser to or farther from the rear roller, and thereby adapt the coacting rollers to properly operate on bunches of varying thicknesses ordiameters.

The larger presser-roll, D, is provided in its periphery with a deeprecess or depression, (Z, that is of considerable width and extendslongitudinally of the roll, the ends of said recess terminating betweentwo deep annular peripheral grooves, (Z', the purpose of which will behereinafter explained. On each side of this longitudinal recess isformed asha llow groovc'or depression, 11, in which are fitted the endsof a traveling apron, F, and these ends of the apron are secured inplace by means of strips or cleats 12, that lie flush with the peripheryof the roller and are firmly secured in place by screws or othersuitable fastenings. This traveling apron F passes over and around thesmaller presser-roll, and to the side edges of the apron, at anintermediate point of the length thereof, are connected vertical cordsor wires 1.3,which are arranged in the space between the rolls 0 D andpass through suitable openings, 14;, in the tabletop a, the lower endsof said cords having small weights 15 connected thereto. These cordsserve to drag or pull the apron down between the rolls, when they havebeen turned, to cause the recess in the larger roll, D, to face thetraveling discharge mold, whereby a bight is formed in the apron, and itis held in a stretched position to receive the tobacco from the hopper;otherwise the apron would be liable to become puffed out or lie looselyabove the rolls, instead of folding between them to properly form thebight and receive the tobacco when the rolls are turned to their normalposition. by a dropweight, presently described. As the apron travelsaround the rollers (I D,with the latter to roll and press the bunch, thecords or wires wind or coil themselves aroun d the front roller at thesides of the apron, and to properly insure this winding of the wires orcords and prevent them from interfering with the apron the front rollerhas inclined faces 15, see Fig. 1,) formed thereon on opposite sides ofthe apron, around which the cords are adaptedto coil themselves.

The smaller front roller, C, is caused to rotate simultaneously with thelarger rear roller, as the traveling apron connects the two rollerstogether and serves as a belt, and the rear roller is operated by meansof a treadle, G, arranged beneath the top a and connected with saidroller D by a cord or other pliable connection, which is wound one ormore times around the roll D.

The resser-rolls are normally returned to a position to receive tobaccofrom the hopper for making a bunch when pressure is removed from thetreadle G by means of a drop-weight, 18, which has its cord wound aroundone end of the larger presser-roll, D, and as the roller 4, whichoperates the valve and slide Z), is connected by a belt with thepresser-roll D the valve remains open, and the slide is forced forward,while the rolls remain stationary to receive the tobacco, the quantityof tobacco that is allowed to escape from the hopper being determined bythe operator, who has only to depress the treadle to close the valve 2and start the presser-rolls in motion to shape and press the bunch.

I will now proceed to describe the device for grasping and dischargingthe bunch after it has been rolled and pressed between the rollsC D. Asthe ends of the traveling apron are secured to the larger presse'r-i'ollon opposite sides of the peripheral longitudinal recess therein, thisrecess is free and unobstructed when the rolls are turned to cause thesaid recess to face the front pressenroll, as seen in Figs. 9 and 5, sothat a bunch can seat drop into said recess as it faces the front roll,which operation is assisted by the natural inherent elasticity in thebunch, which causes it to expand in ameasure when released from thepowerful pressure of the rolls by the recess providing an increasedspace between the rolls, and after the bunch enters the longitudinalrecess it is grasped and held therein as the roller D begins itsretrograde rotation by an elastic grasping device, H, which is housedwithin the recess and carried with the roller in its rotations. Thisgrasping device preferably comprises a flat metallic bar or rod, whichis arranged longitudinally in.

the recess at one side thereof, and this bar is capable of lateral playtoward and from one of the walls of the recess, and is controlled sothat as the recess faces the front roll, 0, an increased space betweensaid bar and one wall of the recess is secured, into which thebunch candrop with ease and freedom; but when the roll I) begins to rotate in thereverse direction this bar is forced toward and upon the bunch to graspand hold it between itself and one wall. of the recess by means of aspring, 79, which is preferably fiat and arranged betweem the bar andthe wall of the recess nearest the same, said spring lying wholly withinthe recess and secured centrally to one wall thereof, so that its endsare free to exert the required pressure against the rear side of thebar. The movable grasping-bar is retained or held in the longitudinalrecess of the roll I) by means of short studs 71 thereon, fittingloosely in keepers 7L, fixed in the bottom of the recess, and theextremities of said grasping-bar provided with lateral arms 75*, whichare extended beyond the recess across the peripheral grooves d and intonotches 20, formed in the periphery. As the rollerD rotates to cause therecess to face the roller C, the extended arms of the graspingbar willstrike fixed stops 21, and thereby limit the rotation of the rollers C Dand force the grasping-barbackward against the tension of its spring toincrease the space be tween said bar and one wall of the recess andpermit the bunch to readily enter the recess. These steps 21 are carriedby vertical arms 22, which are fixed to a rigid transverse bar, 23,secured to the side pieces of the frame in front of the presser-rolls,and these arms depend between the rolls on opposite sides of the apron,with the stop in close proximity to the periphery of the roll D, thelaterally-extended arms of the grasping-bar being curved or inclinedslightly from the roll D, so that they lie over and out of contact withflat springs 2t on. the roller D to avoid interfering with the springs,which are designed to limit the outward play of an expelling device forforcing the bunch from the recess. This expelling device 25 consists ofa flat unyielding bar or rod fitted in the bottom of the recess at oneside of the grasping-bar therein and having its ends extended beyond theterminals of the recess into the deep annular grooves d of the roll D,so that as the roll is rotated to cause the recess to face the mold Ethe ends of said expelling-bar are in position. to be engaged by hooksor catches 20 on vertical depressing-rods 27. The vertical rods 27 passthrough suitable openings formed in the top a of the frame, on oppositesides of the mold E, and they are fixed at their lower ends to ahorizontal bar, 28,. arranged below the top a and carried by a bar, 29,which is pivotally connected to an operating-treadle, 30,situated at oneside of the treadle for operating the rolls. A retractingspring, 31,secured at one end to the under side of the top a, connected with thehorizontal bar 28 to normally elevate the treadle and the vertical rods27, so that the hooks thereon are normally projected into the annulargrooves (Z of the roll, 1), (but out of contact therewith,) and therebyheld in the path of the ends of the expelling-bar to engage the latterwhen the roll I) is rotated to cause the recess therein. to face themold E. To expel. the bunch when the roll 1) occupies this position, itis only necessary for the operator to depress the treadle and overcomethe tension of the retractingspring, thereby drawing the vertical rods27 downward and causing the hooks thereon to engage the ends of theexpellingbar, which forces the latter outwardly and expels the bunchfrom the recess, the outward movement of the expelling-bar being limitedby the spring 26 coming in contact with the ends of said bar, saidsprings projecting into the grooves d in the path of the bar, whichnormally rests in the bottom of the recess.

By arranging the expelling-bar longitudinall y within the recess at oneside of the grasping-bar it is adapted to effectually expel a bunchwithout liability of injury thereto, and said bar is prevented frombecoming ac" cidentally displaced by the springs on the rollD.

The laterally-extended arms of the grasping-bar are arranged betweenfixed stop-pins 31, arranged in the notches 20 in the roll D, to limitthe play or movement of said bar, as is obvious.

The mold E corresponds in width to the apron and the length of the bunchmade by the machine, and this mold extends from one end of the machineto the other; or it may be longer or shorter, as desired. This mold hasa series of pockets, 33, formed transversely therein in its upper face,and these pockets are of sufficient width and spaced at suitableintervals apart to properly receive the bunches as they aresuccessivelydischarged from the roll D by the expelling-bar operating inthe recess therein, said mold being guided in a direct line through themachine by suitable fixed guides, 34, on the top a, as shown.

To provide for the automatic feeding of the mold with a step-by-stepmovement to present an unfilled pocket beneath the rolls O D at eachturn thereof, I pivot a feeding-pawl 35, on a stud, 36, of a rock-shaft,37, arranged at the rear end of the machine, transversely thereof, andjournaled in the side pieces of the frame A. This rock-shaft is operatedfrom the power-roll D by means of a pitman, 38, which is pivotallyconnected at its rear en d to the rock-shaft and has its front endpassing through a fixed guide, 30, and arranged-in the path of a stud,4.0, on the power-roll D, so that as said roll is turned the studthereon strikes the front end of the pitman to impart an endwisemovement thereto, and thus rock or oscillate the shaft. The feeding-pawlis made in two sections, which are adj ustably connected together by aslot-andbolt connection, and this pawl drops by gravity into engagementwith the pockets in the mold E to move or force the latter one step at atime at each oscillation of the rock-shaft and turn of thepresser-rolls. A weighted cord, 40, is connected to the front of themold to assist the feeding-pawl in moving the same, said cord passing tothe rear of the machine beneath the top a through suitable guidesheaves,ll.

To properly hold the mold. in position bebeneath the presser-rolls toreceive the bunch, I-provide another slip-pawl, 42, that rests on themold and is carried by the arm or stud 36 on a shaft.

This being the construction of my improved machine for bunching cigars,the operation thereof is as follows: The position of the rolls andtraveling apron for receiving the filler from the hopper is indicated inFig. 7, in which figure the apron is depressed between the rolls by thedepending weighted cords to thereby form a bight in which the filler isdeposited from the inclined chute 1 and the hopper. The drop-weightnormally holds the rolls in position, so that the recess in the roll Dis on the lower side thereof to face the mold E, the treadle iselevated, the

- valve 2 is opened, and the slide Z) is forced orwithdrawn through therear of the hopper to permit tobacco to pass through the opening b atthe front of the hopper. The parts are allowed to remain in thisposition until enough tobacco has passed through the opening bin thehopper down the chute 2 and been deposited in the bight of the travelingapron to form a filler, at which time the operator depresses thetreadle. The effect of this movement of the treadle is to rotate therolls toward the front of the machine in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 7, and also to cut off the further escape of tobacco fromthe hopper and force the slide to the rear of the hopper. in position tofeed a new supply of tobacco through the opening b, when the rolls arereturned to their normal position and a bight again formed in the apron.The bight in the apron and the bunch therein are located at a pointbelow the contiguous convex faces of the coacting presser-rolls, andalso below a line drawn through the axes of said rolls, whereby thebunch is prevented from becoming displaced through the open upper sideof the bight during the rotation of the rolls. \Vhen the rolls begin torotate in the direction just described, the apron travels around withthe front presser-roll, and the bunch in the bight of the apron isproperly rolled and pressed, the weighted cords coilingitself partlyaround the rear roll, so that at the termination of this rotation of therolls the apron and rolls will assume the positions indicated in Fig. 5.It will be understood that while the 'rolls' are rotatingin thedirection just stated the bunch is retained on the apron between therolls, and at the termination of said rotation of the rolls the bunch isreceived in the recess in the rear roll, as indicated in Fig. 5. As therear roll approaches itsli mit of rotation in the direction described,the laterally-extol!ded ends of the graspingbar strike the fixed stops21 to thereby move said grasping-bar against the tension of the springthereof to permit the bunch to readily enter the recess withoutobstruction from said grasping-bar. After the bunch has been properlyreceived and clamped by the grasping-bar in the recess of the roll D,the pressure on the treadle is removed, and the dropweight falls bygravity to return the rolls to their normal positions and again open thevalve in the hopper. The positions of the rolls and apron when theformer are partly rotated in the reverse direction are shown in Fig. (3,in which the bunch is shown in dotted lines clamped by the grasping-barin the recess in the roll D, and the lower side of the apron that isbeing uncoiled or unwound from the roll D is slackened, while theweighted cords 13 are shown uncoilingthemselves from the frontpresser-roll. As the rolls near the completion of this reverse rotation,the weighted cords 13 pull the upper slack side of the apron between therolls, so that by the time the rollscomplete the revolution andassumethe position shown in Fig. 7 a bight is formed in the apron between saidrolls, as shown. When the rolls are at rest at the completion of thereverse rotation, the recess in the roll D faces the mold E, and theoperator depresses the treadle to force the expellingbar against thebunch and positively discharge the latter from the recess and cause itto drop in one of the pockets of the mold E, the latter being fed onestep forward by the feeding-pawl at the succeeding revolution of therolls to permit an unfilled pocket to receive the neXt bunch.

It will be further noted by reference to Fig.

7 that the rolls are so arranged and constructed that while a hunch isbeing discharged IIO from the rear roll, D, by the expelling deviceanother filler is simultaneously deposited in the bight of the apron toform a new bunch, the machine thus receiving a filler at the same timethat it discharges a previouslyformed bunch.

I am aware that changes and modifications in the form and proportion ofparts and details of construction can be made without departing from thespirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, andl do nottherefore limit myself to the exact details herein shown and describedas an embodiment of my invention.

I am aware that at the date of my invention it was not broadly new toprovide a cigarbunching machine with a pair of coacting rollers situatedside by side and an apron connected with the rollers and adapted to forma b'ight between the same, one of said rollers having a recess in itsperiphery; also, that it was not new to provide a hopper above therollers and a perforated slide operating in said hopper and reciprocatedby intermediate connections with one of the coacting rollers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cigar-bunching machine, a pair of coacting presser-rolls, onehaving a longitudinal recess, in combination with an apron passingaround both rolls and connected at its ends to the roll having saidrecess and upon opposite sides thereof and adapted to form a bightbetween the rolls, and a grasping device, substantially as described,housed within said recess to grasp and retain the bunch therein duringthe rotation in one direction of said roll, substantially as described.

2. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess in its periphery, anapron passing around both rolls and hav ing its ends connected to therecessed roll on opposite sides of the recess therein. and adapted toform a bight between. the two rolls, and an expelling device,substantially as described, carried by the roll having the recess andlocated within the latter, to expel the bunch from said recess at thecompletion of the revolution in one direction of said recessed roll,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess, an apron passing aroundboth rolls and having its ends secured to the recessed roll on oppositesides of the recess therein and adapted to form a bight between saidrolls, a grasping device housed within the recess for holding the bunchtherein during the rotation of the roll in one direction, and anexpelling device, substantially as described, normally located in thebottom of the recess and at one side of the grasping device, saidexpelling device being adapted to move laterally to one side of thegrasping device for positively expelling the bunch from said recess atthe completion of the rotation of the roll in one direction,substantially as and. for the purpose described.

4. In a cigar-bunching machine, the co1nbination of a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess in its periphery adaptedto receive a cigar-bunch, an apron passing around both rolls andconnected at its ends to the recessed roll on opposite sides of therecess therein and adapted to form a bight between the rolls, anexpelling-bar arranged longitudinally within the recess, and devicesconnected to a treadle for moving said expelling-bar laterally in therecess at the termination of rotation of the recessed roll in onedirection, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with apair of coactingprcsser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess and annular grooves atthe ends of the recess, and an apron passing around both rolls andconnected at its ends to the recessed roll on opposite sides of saidrecess and adapted to form a bight between the two rolls, of anexpelling-bar housed within the recess and having its ends extended intothe annular grooves, vertical rods normally fitting in the annulargrooves and adapted to engage the ends of the expellingbar, and atreadle to which said rods are connccted, substantially as described.

6. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess, and an apron passingaround both rolls and connected at its ends to the recessed roll onopposite sides of the recess therein and adapted to form a bight betweensaid rolls, of an expelling-bar housed within the recess, springs fixedto the roller and arranged in the path of the expelling-bar for limitingthe play thereof, vertical rods adapted to engage the expelling-bar tomove the latter toward the springs, and a treadle to which the rods areconnected, substantially as described.

7. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the presser-rolls,one having a recess therein, an apron passing around both rolls andconnected at its ends to the recessed roll on opposite sides of therecess therein and adapted to form a bight between said rolls, aspring-controlled grasping-bar arranged lengthwise of the recess andhaving its ends extended beyond the same, and stops arranged in the pathof the ends of said bar, substantially as described.

8. I11 a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the presser-rolls,one having a re cess therein, an apron passing around both rolls andconnected at its ends to the recessed roll on opposite sides of therecess therein, a spring-controlled presser-bar housed within the recessand having its ends extended beyond the same, steps for limiting theplay of said bar in the recess, and fixed stops depend- IIO ing betweenthe rollers and arranged in the path of the ends of the presser-bar,substantially as described.

9. In a cigar-bunchin g machine, the combination of a pair ofpresser-rolls, one having a longitudinal recess therein, an apron.passing around both rolls and connected at its ends to the recessed rollon opposite sides of the recess therein, a traveling mold arrangedbeneath the rolls to receive the bunches therefrom, and devices forfeeding the mold with a step-by-step movement, si'ibstantially asdescribed.

10. In acigar-lninching machine, the combination of a pair ofpresscn-rolls, one having a recess, an apron passing around the rollsand connected at its ends to the recessed roll on opposite sides of therecess therein, a grasping device housed in the recess, an expellingdevice, a traveling mold arranged beneath the rolls and having a seriesof transverse pockets, and a feeding-pawl for moving the mold with astep-by-step movement, substantially asdescribed.

11. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combi nation of a pair ofpresser-rolls, one having a l recess, an apron passing around both rollsand connected atits ends to the recessed roll. on

l l l opposite sides of the recess therein, a traveling mold guided in adirect line beneath the rolls and having a series of transverse pockets,a feedingpawl carried by a rock-shaft, a pitman intermediate therock-shaft and one of the presser-rolls, a weighted cord connected withone end of the mold, and a slip-pawl engaging the mold, substantially asdescribed.

12. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a pair of coactingpresser-rolls, an apron passing over the rolls, an elevated hopperhaving an opening in its bottom and an inclined fixed chute arranged todeliver the tobacco between the rolls, a pivoted valve having adepending weighted lip adapted to normally close said opening, a rollerbelted to one of the presser-rolls, and a pitlnan connected to the valveand adapted to be moved cndwise to open the valve by a pinfixed on theperiphery of the roller, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I a tflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER K. DEGOOD.

\Vit nesses:

E. A. BURSON, J. C. SARGENT.

